ROCAF first received two U-2 in July 1960.
Another two were received on December 20, 1962.
The following U-2 have been assigned to ROCAF. It is only a
partial list, however.

Type

Article No.

USAF Serial

Remarks

U-2F

342

56-6675

Converted into
U-2C in 1959 and then U-2F by 1965. Replaced 359 at the end of December 1964,
and returned to the US when 359 returend to Taoyuan in late spring of 1965.

U-2G

348

56-6681

Ferried to Taoyuan around June, 1964, and flown by
Lockheed pilot, Bob Schumacher, as well as the Chinese and CIA pilots on
hand in a test program to cure a flameout problem that had developed after
a new fuel control had been installed in all the aircraft a few months
earlier. The solution was new climb schedule with engine exhaust gas
temperature (EGT) adjusted per outside air temp. 348 was not used on any
operations during this trip and was returned to the US after a few
weeks. The N801X tail number was probably kept on it the whole time it was
at Taoyuan.

U-2C

351

56-6684

Converted into U-2C by July 1959.
Should be one of the first two U-2 delivered to Taiwan in July 1960.
Lost on March 19, 1961. See Losses for details.

U-2A

352

56-6685

Converted into U-2C by September 1959.
Lost on October 22, 1965. See Losses for details.

It stayed at Taoyuan for most of 1964.
After spending the early part of 1965
at the factory getting the dorsal canoe modification, it returned to Taoyuan
in May/June, 1965 and stayed there through at least December, 1965.

U-2G

362

56-6695

A U-2G with tailhook removed. Lost on July 7, 1964.
See Losses for details.

U-2F

372

56-6705

Arrived at Taoyuan toward the end of November, 1965.
The four aircraft at Taoyuan on Dec 3, 1965 were: 359, 383, 384, 372.
First aircraft at Taoyuan in "Black Velvet" finish while earlier planes were "midnight" blue.
Lost on February 17, 1966. See Losses for details.

Was the aircraft with a fake NASA marking
on display at Edwards AFB after Powers' shoot-down.
Lost on September 9, 1962. See Losses for details.

U-2C

383

56-6716

Ferried directly to Takhli, Thailand in August or September,
1965, and based at Takhli till the beginning of December, 1965, when it was
flown to Taoyuan.

U-2C

384

56-6717

Arrived at Taoyuan in June or July, 1965. Lost on June 21, 1966.
See Losses for details.

U-2G

385

56-6718

Stayed at Taoyuan from about February, 1965 till May of the same year.
Shortage of "straight" C models was reason for a G model being used at
Taoyuan. The tailhook was removed before it was ferried out.